Historic New England

Staple

Hand-wrought staple for retaining hasp, hook, or padlock.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27069

Accession Number: 1912.16

Staple

Hand-wrought. For retaining hasp, hook, or padlock.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27070

Accession Number: 1912.18

BRACE

Large staple, from square stock. Tapered legs to form tangs?. Tagged "staple from Swett-Ilsley House, Newbury, Mass." Traces of brown paint on exposed portion.

Date: ca. 1670

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 27071

Accession Number: 1912.19

Bar

Flat bar. Strong taper, bean/oval head. Thickens at head. Tagged "Swett-Ilsley house, Newbury."

Date: ca. 1670

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27072

Accession Number: 1912.20

Catch

Hand-wrought. Rectangular tapered tang. Tagged "part of a latch from Swett-Ilsley House, Newbury, Mass."

Date: ca. 1670

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27073

Accession Number: 1912.21

Spike

Spike, perhaps not hand-wrought with round head which appears from stress lines to have been pressed out.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27074

Accession Number: 1912.22

Spike

Spike, perhaps not hand-wrought with round head which appears from stress lines to have been pressed out.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27075

Accession Number: 1912.24

Spike

A spike, probably hand-wrought, but rounded on the shaft.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27076

Accession Number: 1912.29

Spike

Spike, perhaps not hand-wrought with round head which appears from stress lines to have been pressed out.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27077

Accession Number: 1912.31

Hook

Wrought from square stock. Tapered hook and loop ends; twisted shank. Tagged "Swett-Ilsley House, Newburyport, Mass."

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27078

Accession Number: 1912.35

Hook

Wrought from square stock. Tapered hook and loop ends, twisted stock.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27079

Accession Number: 1912.36

Hook

Wrought from square stock. Tapered hook end, loop end hammered round. Twisted shank. Tagged "Swett-Ilsley House, Newburyport, Mass."

Maker: unknown

Material: hammering, iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27080

Accession Number: 1912.37

Hook

Square section stock; spiral twist shank; round hammered hook end and loop end. Staple at loop partially extant.

Date: ca. 1670

Maker: unknown

Material: hammering, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27081

Accession Number: 1912.38

Hasp

Wrought from rectangular bar staple. Continuous loop type--joined at shank to provide separate retaining and locking loops at each end.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27082

Accession Number: 1912.39

HASP

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27083

Accession Number: 1912.40

PINTLE

Forged two-piece construction. Round pin with rectangular tapered bar.

Date: ca. 1671

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27084

Accession Number: 1912.41

PINTLE

Forged one-piece construction. Round pin and tapered square bar.

Date: ca. 1671

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27085

Accession Number: 1912.42

Spike

Spike with knob-like head.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27086

Accession Number: 1912.47

Spike

Very stubby spike.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27087

Accession Number: 1912.48

Spike

Hand-wrought spike.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27088

Accession Number: 1912.50

Spike

Hand-wrought spike with square head.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27089

Accession Number: 1912.51

Spike

Hand-wrought, rose-head spike.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27090

Accession Number: 1912.53

Spike

Spike with knob-like head similar to 1912.47. Impression in one side thus (see worksheet for sketch).

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27091

Accession Number: 1912.60

Spike

Spike; does not appear wrought.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27092

Accession Number: 1912.64

Spike

Hand-wrought spike.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27093

Accession Number: 1912.65

Spike

Hand-wrought spike. Head flattened on two sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27094

Accession Number: 1912.67

Trammel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27095

Accession Number: 1912.71

Hook

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27096

Accession Number: 1912.72

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 27097

Accession Number: 1912.73

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 27098

Accession Number: 1912.74

Tube with Neck

Aqua colored glass tube with tall neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 27099

Accession Number: 1912.75

Razor

A metal and acrylic hinged razor with a cardboard case.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 27257

Accession Number: 1914.165AB

Crock

Earthenware crock with a yellow body. White and brown bands of varying sizes. Superimposed blue and white seaweed design. Round button finial.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 27258

Accession Number: 1914.168AB

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 27259

Accession Number: 1914.169

Creamer

No description

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), grass (plant material), pearlware, tin (metal), underglazing

GUSN: 27260

Accession Number: 1914.171

Fork

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27261

Accession Number: 1914.173

HOOK

Looped handle with round shaft; flattened hook shaft and arrow hook.

Date: 18th c.?

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27262

Accession Number: 1914.175

Doorknob

Pair of wood knobs. Set screw to metal spindle. Wood escutcheons. Walnut or mahogany finish. Tagged "Increase Smith House, Centre St., Dorchester, @1760, probably knobs are later."

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27263

Accession Number: 1914.184

Spring latch bolt on flat plate (spring broken). Bolt is strongly tapered to round head at pivot. Knob operation from both sides by brass "D" type pivoting handles on iron spindle. Additional sliding bolt with spring split off on back side is operable from one side only. Brass knob on this bolt....

Date: ca. 1796

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 27264

Accession Number: 1914.188

Auger

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27265

Accession Number: 1914.194

Auger

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27266

Accession Number: 1914.195

Trim

White woven trim with open knotted design and fringe with small pom poms

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27267

Accession Number: 1914.226A-E

Soup Plate

Porcelain soup bowl with celadon green with polychrome enamel peacock perched on rose branch, surrounded by two butterflies.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 27268

Accession Number: 1914.228

Slipcover

Shaped panel of plainweave glazed cotton block-printed with gold/yellow and red floral rosettes with a border of rococo anthemion leaves alternating with classical urns on a blue ground. The cover is shaped to fit a grecian sofa.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

Material: cotton (textile), glaze, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 27269

Accession Number: 1914.244A

Chintz Fragment

Rectangular fragment with one selvedge edge. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 27270

Accession Number: 1914.244E

Chintz Fragment

Nearly rectangular fragment with one selvedge and one cut edge. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 27271

Accession Number: 1914.244J

Chintz Fragment\n

Roughly L-shaped fragment with selvedge along one edge. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground. Evidence of tack holes along wider cut end.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 27272

Accession Number: 1914.244Q

Button depicting the Spanish Infantry

Brass button from the Spanish Infantry. The button illustrates the Spanish shield with two towers and two heraldic lions. A stamped ribbon below says "Infanteri".

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 27273

Accession Number: 1914.246

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27274

Accession Number: 1914.253AB

Pair of Gloves

Tan gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27275

Accession Number: 1914.254AB

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